1821: Excerpt for the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding: Remarks, Monday Dec. 10. At 3:30 Anchored in the Harbor of Port Royal, Jamaica, where we
1834: In a special election, Joseph A. Thouron was elected Clerk of Court for Monroe County to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Day.
1855: William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose at 6 and bathed. Got a dray and sent down Lucy Willisâs baggage. Commenced to rain at 7:30 and they had to go down in the rain and could not get a carriage. The Florida got off at 8:30 and did not see Miss Bright after she got on board. At 9:30 a.m. barometer 29.41, thermometer 76, wind northwest 3, clouds 6 but the sun visible at intervals. The case of the ship Lavaina Adams continued till Wednesday. Filed a claim for duties as consortship and crew libel. Wrote to the Secretary of Interior for blanks. Also wrote to Luther Lucking for the Cultivator Almanac (bound) for 1856 and Cultivator for one year. Lucy gave me a letter, I wrote to Byrd, to take to the boat and there we were in such a hurry I forgot to give it to her and will send it by the steamer Isabel. Wind freshened toward night